UNC Carolina Air Care

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UNC Carolina Air Care

UNC Carolina Air Care is a CAMTS accredited critical care, emergency air and ground transport agency Our ground services are based at various locations.

UNC Carolina Air Care is proud to provide Critical Care Transport for the citizens of North Carolina and surrounding areas. To fulfill this mission we operate four helicopters, an airplane, and a fleet of ground ambulances. Our rotor wing bases are located at Chatham Hospital in Siler City, Aberdeen Fire Station #2 in Aberdeen, Wayne Executive Jetport in Goldsboro, and Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. The fixed wing aircraft operation is housed at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. To serve the unique needs of our smallest patients, UNC Carolina Air Care has a dedicated Pediatric-Neonatal Specialty Care Team which is based out of UNC Hillsborough. Our rotor wing aircraft are owned and operated by Air Methods Inc., an FAA certified air carrier (certificate )

12/08/2025

Medical Monday shorts. The “Lethal Diamond” of hypothermia, acidosis, coagulopathy, & hypocalcemia all contribute to patient mortality.

We carry two units of whole blood. Stop the Bleed. Keep your patients warm. Administer Calcium & TXA. Follow your agency’s protocols.

12/04/2025

Critical Care and a coffee.

12/02/2025

Thinking of the (slightly) drier and warmer days during our annual survival training. This combination of wilderness medicine, improvised solutions, and team building is one of the highlights our crews have each year.

11/29/2025

🎄IT’s THAT TIME OF YEAR!🎄The Air Care Elf has come out from hibernation. Follow along as he visits behind the scenes all month long!

11/27/2025

We are forever grateful and thankful for those working today. Thank you for your commitment to patients, to serving those in need, and keeping our communities safe. Happy Thanksgiving!

📸Andy Mills

11/24/2025

Traveling for the holidays and need something for the kids to do on a trip? How about our coloring pages! Download, print, color, and share...we would love to see the creativity of our fans!

11/22/2025

Take care of yourself so you can be . Benefits you, your partners, your patients.

- First in bag = 30-40 Ibs
- Zoll X Series = 12 Ibs
- Hamilton Vent = 15 lbs
- Aircraft stretcher = 82 lbs
- Helmet, NVGs = 4-7 lbs
- Balloon pump = 84 lbs

11/20/2025

Members of the pediatric team caring for our smallest patients. Their equipment includes the isolette, high frequency oscillatory ventilation, Tecotherm, nitric, and more!

11/19/2025

It's Crash Responder Safety Week highlighting the importance of scene safety, incident management, and public education. We participate in mock incidents often and have TIMS instructors on staff. Crash responders include NCDOT IMAP, tow companies, law enforcement, EMS, and fire departments.

11/17/2025

No matter if you’re starting your day, or just ending a night shift, make the most of it.

11/15/2025

- Standing with the family of Allan Williams and our neighbors at Vanderbilt LifeFlight.

11/14/2025

Headphones on 🎧 - We have the best fans. Thank you to Kat and Bill for the shots of our new Bell 429, which replaced the EC-135 based at TarHeel 3 in Wayne County.

Address

101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC
27514

Telephone

+18668326862

Website

http://unchealth.org/carolinaaircare

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Since 1986, UNC Carolina Air Care has been proudly to providing Emergency and Critical Care Transport for the citizens of North Carolina and surrounding areas. To fulfill this mission we operate four helicopters, an airplane, and a fleet of ground ambulances. Our rotor wing bases are located at Chatham Hospital in Siler City, Aberdeen Fire Station #2 in Aberdeen, Wayne Executive Jetport in Goldsboro, and Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. The fixed wing aircraft operation is housed at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Our Critical Care ground crews are based at various locations. To serve the unique needs of our smallest patients, UNC Carolina Air Care has a dedicated Pediatric-Neonatal Specialty Care Team which is based near RDU. Our rotor wing aircraft are owned and operated by Air Methods Inc., an FAA certified air carrier (certificate #QMLA253U)